The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as other specified trauma and stressor related disorder (claimed as PTSD), was caused by a stressor incident in service. The Board granted the claim based on new evidence provided by the Veteran's wife and a private clinician.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was caused by an in-service sexual assault, which is considered a stressor incident, and accepted the December 2016 mental health evaluation as persuasive evidence to corroborate the account of the stressor incident.
- Claimed conditions
- other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, anxiety
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2020
- Citation
- 20002261
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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